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Register Now: Careers in Microfinance Panel Discussion and Reception on May 25

May 11, 2010 No Comments

Grameen Foundation, Unitus, Vittana, Global Partnerships, and Washington CASH will share their insights on how they entered the field of microfinance, challenges they encountered, successes they’ve enjoyed, and recommendations that they have for those interested in the field.

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Village Enterprise Fund (VEF) is Hiring a CEO

April 30, 2010 1 Comment

Village Enterprise Fund (VEF), a microenterprise organization whose mission is to break the cycle of poverty in rural East Africa by turning the dreams of the very poor into reality, by helping them start small businesses and build sustainable incomes, is hiring a Chief Executive Officer. The Position Village Enterprise Fund seeks an energetic, experienced, ...

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Vittana is Hiring a Marketing Manager

April 14, 2010 No Comments

JOB DESCRIPTION Vittana is looking for a scrappy, experienced marketing / PR manager who will help shape our public personality and take our mission to the next level. You will join a dedicated, passionate team working to bring student loans to developing countries throughout the world. You will take over our existing PR and marketing ...

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Microfinance Job: Media Relations at Unitus

March 17, 2009 No Comments

Unitus is looking for a media relations professional who has a proven media relations/public relations track record, extraordinary writing skills, strong media contacts, a passion for fighting global poverty, and a background in strategic communications.

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Ten Microfinance Organizations Hiring Right Now

February 7, 2009 5 Comments

Are you interested in working in microfinance? Are you willing to pack up your bags and move across the country or around the world?

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Wokai Seattle: Drinks for a Better World on December 8th

Wokai commissioned emerging Chinese photographers to travel to remote rural villages and capture images of Wokai’s work in microfinance....

2011 Law and Development Institute Conference on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Seattle University

By Diane Lourdes Dick.  The Law and Development Institute (“LDI”) and Seattle University School of Law will host the...

Global Partnerships, Fonkoze Pledge to Reach 50,000 Women in 3 Years

In a partnership with Linked Foundation, Fonkoze and Global Partnerships plan to reach 50,000 poor and ultra poor women...

Zidisha Turns Microfinance on its Head

While conducting fieldwork for a microfinance organization in West Africa in 2006, Zidisha.org founder Julia Kurnia noticed something startling....

Points to Ponder: What is Microfinance?

By Diane Lourdes Dick.  What is “microfinance”? Does the term refer to a series of financial transactions, or does it suggest...